Four connection modes
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Top-left of the editor, next to the book title, sits a connection-status indicator — here's what each of the four states means and whether to worry.
Four connection states
| State | Indicator | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Online | 🟢 green pulse | Connected to Slima cloud, syncing live |
| Syncing | 🟡 yellow | Pushing local changes to the cloud |
| Offline | ✈️ plane | No network detected — writing in local mode |
| Local mode | 🔘 gray | You manually switched to local-only — no active sync |
"Online" 🟢
The normal operating state:
- Write a passage — it syncs to the cloud right away
- Open the same book on another device — your latest writing is there
- AI Coach and AI Beta Readers work normally (these features need the cloud)
"Syncing" 🟡
A brief flash is normal — when you write fast, the content is large, or the network is a bit slow, the indicator flashes yellow.
- Usually back to green in under a second
- If it stays yellow for more than a few seconds, the network may be unstable — see "Offline" below
"Offline" ✈️
Slima detected no network:
- Local IndexedDB keeps saving every word you write — nothing is lost
- AI Coach / Beta Readers are temporarily unavailable (they need the cloud)
- Once the network is back, all pending changes auto-sync to the cloud
See: Offline writing and auto-sync
"Local mode" 🔘
This is a state you switch into deliberately — no syncing even when a network is available:
- How to switch: Activity bar → ✈️ icon → "Switch to local mode"
Good for: on a plane, wanting fully-offline focus, not wanting sync / notifications to interrupt.
To reconnect: click the icon again → "Reconnect" → Slima auto-pushes all accumulated pending changes to the cloud.
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